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PISCATAWAY — Mohamed Sanu has gone into the past five games expecting to contribute in his usual dual-threat role. It hasn’t happened, as Rutgers’ Wildcat specialist/wide receiver has gone from a major contributor to a role player being counted on for only a few touches per game during the latter half of the season.

“”It’s a little frustrating,” Sanu said, “”but you just have to do what you’re asked to do and try to help your team be the best they can be.”

Since injuring his foot late in Rutgers’ Oct. 16 win over Army, Sanu has touched the ball just 24 times (seven rushes for 24 yards, 13 catches for 109 yards, 86 yards on 3-for-4 passing) over the past five games.

That’s a far cry from his production over Rutgers’ first six games, when he accounted for 34.6 percent of Rutgers’ total offense.

While his foot is no longer an issue, a hamstring injury suffered in the Syracuse loss three weeks ago has limited Sanu to just one catch the past two games. Even more significant for a player who accounted for 43.2 percent of Rutgers’ rushing production over the first half of the season is the fact that Sanu hasn’t rushed the ball out of the Wildcat attack the last two games.

When asked how he feels heading into Saturday’s season finale at West Virginia, the Scarlet Knights sophomore offered a less-than-optimistic response.

PHILADELPHIA — Burned by 3-pointers all game long, the Rutgers women’s basketball team never had its defense in sync Wednesday night — and it finally spelled disaster in the final seconds.

Shey Peddy drew a foul on a hard drive to the basket and sank two go-ahead free throws with 2.3 seconds on the clock to snap Rutgers’ four-game winning streak and lift Temple to a 60-58 victory at McGonigle Hall.

Peddy, who recovered from a hard fall to the floor on a similar drive early in the second half, beat Nikki Speed off the dribble and was slapped on the arm by help defender Erica Wheeler.

“We did what we’d been doing all day — allowing that dribble penetration to come off, not moving our feet and then you got a foul with three seconds to win the game,” Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said. “But I think I probably could have protected that if I had gone into the zone.”

Prospects are able to sign letters of intent beginning Wednesday. Per a new rule last season, college football programs are able to accept National Letters of Intent (NLIs) during an early signing period for three days in December. These NLIs are a binding commitment between school and individual. In 2018, this period begins Wednesday December […]

The former Scarlet Knight rushed for over 100 yards for the third time in his past five games Gus Edwards has paved an unlikely path from undrafted free agent to making the practice squad to becoming the starting running back for the Baltimore Ravens, all since this past April. After having a productive final season […]